2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the deciding game of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played on 9 September 2012 at Croke Park, Dublin. The final was contested by first-time Leinster Champions Galway and Kilkenny, the defeated Leinster finalists and defending All-Ireland champions.
| Event | 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 9 September 2012 (first game) 30 September 2012 (replay) | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Iarla Tannian (first game) Walter Walsh (second game) | ||||||
| Referee | Barry Kelly (Westmeath) (first game) James McGrath (Westmeath) (replay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 81,932 (first game) 82,274 (Second game) | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny (first game) 20 °C (68 °F) Cloudy (replay) 16 °C (61 °F) | ||||||
This was Galway's first appearance at this stage since 2005, when they lost to Cork. The match ended level, the first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at the end of which the teams finished level since 1959. Kilkenny won the replay, with Henry Shefflin becoming the first Gaelic athlete to win nine All-Ireland Senior Championship medals on the field of play.
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